凑合

• 拼音: còu he
• 汉字拆解: 凑 (piece together / make enough) + 合 (fit) -> make do acceptably.

含义

To make do with something that is not ideal but acceptable. It can describe food, living conditions, plans, or relationships with varying tone.

凑合 can be practical and relaxed, or it can signal dissatisfaction. Learners should watch tone: 还凑合 is mild acceptance, while 别凑合 may warn against settling.

例句

1. 冰箱只剩面条，今晚凑合吃吧。
2. 这间房不大，但住两天还能凑合。
3. 工作可以磨合，感情别随便凑合。

用法指南

语境: food, housing, plans, relationships

语气: pragmatic, resigned, sometimes cautionary

正确说法

• 冰箱只剩面条，今晚凑合吃吧。
• 还凑合 means it is okay enough.

错误说法

• Avoid using 凑合 about people in a way that sounds devaluing.

常见错误

• Translating it as combine; in daily speech it usually means make do.

起源与历史

Traditional colloquial word meaning to piece together enough to get by.

文化背景

时代: Everyday Mandarin

世代: All generations

社会背景: Common in daily life

地区说明: Widely used across Mainland China.